JAPANESE FISHERY IMPORTS BY SELECTED SPECIES, MAY 2004
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Metric tons Million yen
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Fishery Products May 2004 May 2003 May 2004 May 2003
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Live:
Eel, adult 2,364 2,425 2,853 2,480
Others 756 673 791 785
Fresh:
Pacific sockeye 5 9 8 13
Pacific coho - - - -
Other Pacific salmon 166 177 112 123
Atlantic salmon 2,038 1,952 1,356 1,296
Yellowfin tuna 1,971 2,369 1,462 1,665
Bluefin tuna 442 433 956 750
Bigeye tuna 1,471 1,216 1,233 978
Southern bluefin tuna 524 247 981 602
Sea bream 9 48 4 17
Billfish 102 201 86 158
Frozen:
Sardine 1,395 1,367 92 116
Swordfish 59 57 51 53
Pacific sockeye 291 742 143 284
Pacific coho 2,954 2,304 986 1,031
Other Pacific salmon 682 364 316 170
Pink/chum salmon 5,333 6,056 2,049 2,214
Atlantic salmon 408 363 181 173
Other salmon 19 84 4 30
Halibut 1,523 2,316 948 1,119
Albacore tuna 76 129 22 24
Yellowfin tuna 8,660 7,976 2,146 1,930
Skipjack 7,197 6,140 616 423
Bluefin tuna 602 87 892 218
Bigeye tuna 8,254 10,473 5,150 6,249
Herring 8,041 6,174 1,121 943
Cod 489 1,165 142 330
Mackerel 3,258 2,426 495 390
Mero 137 335 124 293
Jack mackerel 3,685 1,591 406 211
Sea bream 119 59 24 14
Capelin 2,593 4,233 432 687
Billfish 510 526 116 121
Spanish mackerel 85 161 33 32
Rockfish 1,030 967 255 279
Sablefish 1,343 1,926 1,289 2,148
Herring roe 24 5 16 5
Pollock roe 9,484 10,422 14,496 14,688
Mero, fillet 204 346 264 471
Swordfish, fillet 127 117 69 59
Pollock surimi 7,539 7,923 1,288 1,837
Cod surimi 24 18 5 3
Threadfin bream surimi 5,362 6,192 878 1,134
Salted/dried:
Herring roe 857 740 1,204 1,074
Pollock roe 187 180 261 285
Salmon roe 25 42 42 72
Shellfish
Live/fresh:
Sea urchin 1,308 1,428 585 632
Arkshell 584 653 322 307
Spiny lobster 161 187 457 503
King crab 1,922 2,065 694 845
Tanner crab 3,757 4,026 1,278 1,235
Blue crab 1 5 2 9
Korean crab 485 305 402 285
Other crab 184 207 66 102
Oyster 892 628 470 294
Clam 927 998 162 165
Frozen:
Spiny lobster 530 578 945 1,046
Lobster 42 7 86 11
Shrimp 14,713 17,100 12,885 16,311
King crab 255 496 429 1,029
Tanner crab 1,220 935 1,356 1,054
Blue crab 312 199 159 91
Korean crab - 22 - 4
Other crab 15 36 4 25
European cuttlefish 752 1,590 449 796
Octopus 3,559 6,056 2,405 4,065
Scallop 28 43 30 53
Other cuttlefish 1,423 1,373 906 834
Squid 546 339 164 109
Abalone 19 21 78 65
Salted/dried:
Squid 219 240 157 172
Sea urchin roe 16 13 43 38
Jellyfish 686 826 226 273
Seaweed, dried 772 940 439 511
Seaweed, salted 1,739 1,418 195 159
Prepared:
Eel 5,245 6,705 7,978 6,955
Canned crab 122 32 220 60
Fish meal 24,345 24,674 1,894 1,802
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- = no imports
Contact: Sunee C. Sonu
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